Shoreham Crash Pilot Andy Hill To be Quizzed By Police 'As Soon As Possible' After Hospital Discharge
Shoreham Crash Pilot Andy Hill To Be Quizzed By Police Over 11 Deaths
Steven Hopkins— The Huffington Post UK
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Andy Hill, the pilot involved in the Shoreham Airshow crash that killed 11 people, has reportedly being released from hospital and is set to be questioned by police "as soon as possible".
Hill was left in a critical condition after crashing his 1950s Hawker Hunter on August 22 in West Sussex, but is now said to be recuperating with his family in Hertfordshire.
Sussex Police and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) are now preparing to speak with the 51-year-old.
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Pilot Andy Hill is said to be recovering at home and will be interviewed by police 'as soon as possible'
A Sussex Police spokesman told Sky News Hill's condition was "improving".
The spokesman said: "Police and investigators from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, who are conducting parallel investigations, are looking to interview the pilot as soon as possible."
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Emergency services on the A27 at Shoreham in West Sussex. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Police collect evidence at the scene of the crash on Sunday. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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A crane arrives at the site early on Monday to begin lifting wreckage. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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Debris is scattered across both carriage ways and into the surrounding landscape. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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The damaged remains of the fuselage of a Hawker Hunter fighter jet are lifted by crane. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Investigations continue at the scene as evidence is collected by forensic teams. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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A roadside hedge shows damage thought to be caused as a Hawker Hunter fighter jet. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Royal Air Forces Association CEO Nick Bunting (L) and Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry conduct a press conference after a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Men in protective overalls walk on the A27 road near where a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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Royal Air Forces Association CEO Nick Bunting (not pictured) and Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry conduct a press conference. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Royal Air Forces Association CEO Nick Bunting (L) and Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry conduct a press conference. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Emergency services and crash investigation officers work at the site where a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Wreckage near the site where a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Emergency services and crash investigation officers work at the site. (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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A preliminary report from the AAIB said there were "no abnormal indications" during Hill's flight and that cockpit cameras showed the plane "appeared to be responding to the pilot's control inputs".
AAIB investigators are reviewing a massive amount of information from those who attended the show, or were nearby, including video recordings and photographs. The wreckage of the jet is being examined in Farnborough, Hampshire.
Those who died in the crash include wedding chauffeur Maurice Abrahams, 76, from Brighton; Worthing United footballers Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, both 23; NHS manager Tony Brightwell, 53, from Hove; and Daniele Polito, 23, from Worthing.
An inquest into the deaths was adjourned last week and a pre-inquest review is to take place on 22 March.